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Interviews
Andrea and Mauro Gilli on Why China Can't Steal Its Way to Military-Technological Superiority
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Why industrial espionage and reverse engineering military technology will yield less and less benefits in the 21st century.
Ananth Krishnan on India-China Ties in an Era of Superpower Competition
By Ankit Panda
An Indian journalist based in China for 9 years shares his impressions of the two countries's relationship.
Aung San Suu Kyi: A ‘Moral Democrat’ or a ‘Precolonial Queen’?
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Krzysztof Iwanek talks to Michał Lubina, author of a new book on Aung San Suu Kyi’s political thought.
MK Tang: China’s Reforms Are Unfinished Business
By Maurits Elen
But meaningful progress has been made in cushioning an economic downturn.
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera on Sri Lanka's Foreign Policy Challenges
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat talks with Asanga Abeyagoonasekera about the future trajectory of Sri Lanka’s foreign policy challenges.
Jonathan B. Miller on Japan’s Foreign and Defense Policies Under Shinzo Abe
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Diplomat speaks with Jonathan B. Miller on the future direction of Japan's foreign and defense policies.
M. Taylor Fravel on How the People's Liberation Army Does Military Strategy
By Ankit Panda
The Diplomat speaks with M. Taylor Fravel about how China's People's Liberation Army thinks about war.
Sarah Cameron: Famine and Unimaginable Sorrow in Soviet Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
A discussion of Soviet policy, a devastating famine, and the making of Kazakhstan.
Van Jackson on Dealing With a Nuclear North Korea
By Prashanth Parameswaran
“There would be no diplomatic outreach without Kim Jong Un crossing the nuclear threshold.”
Mani Shankar Aiyar on India and Changing Dynamics in South Asia
By Intifada P Basheer, Majid Alam and Karan Anand
“India needs to make South Asia the most important focus of our foreign policy.”
David Hand: Cautiously Optimistic About Property Market in China
By Maurits Elen
”Logistics assets are expected to perform best in 2019.“
Edward Lemon on Tajikistan’s Trajectory
By Catherine Putz
A discussion of dams, terrorism, and nepotocracy in Tajikistan.